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Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

GAFIRS

Provision of lifeboat and other inshore rescue capabilities on the Solent and in Portsmouth Harbour, training for Junior members, 14 to 18 years in life-saving skills and water safety presentations to local schools, youth and community groups.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£112£137£-25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£87£129£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£108£104£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£104£135£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£121£58£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£101£112£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£124£137£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£175£112£63n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£495£95£399n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years
(39 years as a company)

http://gafirs.org.uk/

secretary@gafirs.org.uk

02392584017

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other welfare services
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Department for Transport - Inshore & Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund
£5,245 01/11/2017
To increase UK SAR capability by supporting purchase of rescue boats and water rescue equipment.
Department for Transport - Inland/Inshore Rescue Boat Fund scheme
£4,500 15/12/2016
3
To support rescue boat charities search and rescue operations and improve response capability

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-62
  • JOANNE FRANCES YOUNG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Specialist Trainer
  • KELLY LOUISE O'NEILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Talent Acquisition Partner
  • LEWIS ARCHIBALD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Preconstruction Manager
  • MICHAEL ALLEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Field Technician
  • OWEN JAMES SARGANT MR Appointed: 2023
  • THOMAS JAMES CLARK Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Performing Arts Technician
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/12/2014, number: 1159681
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/01/1985, number: 01876307
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

GAFIRS
Lifeboat Lane
Alverstoke
GOSPORT
Hampshire
PO12 2TR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE:1 THE SAVING OF LIVES PRIMARILY OFF THE COAST OF GOSPORT AND FAREHAM IN THE COUNTY OF HAMPSHIRE (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) BY RECRUITING MEMBERS AND TRAINING THEM IN LIFE SAVING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; AND2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF WATER SAFETY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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